NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - DENVER, COLORADO
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SNOWFALL EXTREMES
FOR OCTOBER
10 WARMEST OCTS 10 WETTEST OCTS 10 SNOWIEST OCTS
(1873-2012) (1872-2012) (1882-2012)
59.9 1950 4.17 1969 31.2 1969
57.9 1963 3.92 1892 22.7 1906
57.8 1934 3.72 1942 22.1 1997 **
57.4 1933 3.50 1923 17.8 1923
57.0 1947 3.47 1984 17.2 2009
56.4 1875 3.05 1914 16.4 1897
56.0 1921 3.03 2007 16.2 1929
55.9 1938, 1956 2.84 1947 14.0 1889
55.8 1940 2.62 1957 13.8 1905
55.4 1910 2.46 1959, 1960 13.6 1908
10 COLDEST OCTS 10 DRIEST OCTS LEAST SNOWIEST OCTS
(1873-2012) (1872-2012) (1882-2012)
39.0 1969 T 1934 0.0 1886, 1894, 1907,
42.9 2009 0.01 1933 1924, 1933, 1934,
43.3 1925 0.05 1944, 1962 1940, 1944, 1950,
43.9 2002 0.06 1948, 1954, 1988 1962, 1965, 1988,
44.3 1923 0.08 2001, 2003 1998, 2003
44.8 1984 0.10 1980 T 1882, 1888, 1891,
45.9 1970 0.12 1876, 1938, 1950 1902, 1909, 1918,
46.3 1877 0.17 1907 1927, 1931, 1948,
46.4 1913, 1919 0.18 1952, 1964 1964, 1983, 1987,
46.6 1905 0.19 1879, 1894, 1927 1994, 2008
- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.
- Average October Temperature is 50.9 degrees (from 1981-2010 DIA data).
- Average October Precipitation is 1.02 inches (from 1981-2010 DIA data).
- Average October Snowfall is 4.0 inches (from 1981-2010 DEN data).
- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.
** - 22.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL DURING THE BLIZZARD OF 1997 BETWEEN OCTOBER
24-25TH. 19.1 INCHES FELL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD WHICH IS A RECORD FOR
24 HOUR SNOWFALL FOR OCTOBER. OCTOBER 1997 BECAME THE 3RD SNOWIEST
OCTOBER IN DENVER HISTORY.
UPDATED: 11/8/2012 WFO BOU |
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